What keeps circling back in your mind? From people and places to objects, ideas, fears and fixations, we’ll explore how obsession and fixation can fuel a poem. Bring your current or long-standing preoccupation to the session and learn how repetition, accumulation and return can transform what we can’t stop thinking about into something unexpected. **Rough schedule** 5:00-5:15pm: welcome, time to grab a drink 5:15-6:00pm: warm-up exercise & discussion 6:00-6:45pm: reading, discussing, writing 6:45-7:00pm: break 7:00-7:30pm: reading, discussing, writing 7:30-8:00pm: sharing, workshopping, editing *Ruth is a London-based poet & tutor originally from the West Midlands. She believes everyone can write poetry & is passionate about making the community more inclusive & accessible. Ruth’s first pamphlet ‘The Thought Sits With Me’ was published by Nine Pens in 2022. She edited Morocco Bound’s first anthology of poetry, ‘Slow Progress’ in 2024. She has placed & been shortlisted for several prizes in the last few years, including the Passionfruit, New Poet’s, Plough and Prole Prizes.*